Ananda Krishnan (director)


Ananda Krishnan is an Indian film director who had worked in Tamil cinema. His directorial debut Aal was produced by Shoundaryan Pictures, for which he received good reviews from critics. He was also first assistant director under director Susi Ganeshan for his film, Kanthaswamy.

Career

Ananda Krishnan began his career as a first assistant director in Kanthaswamy under director Susi Ganeshan and he also worked as a co-editor for editor Praveen K. L. for the same movie.
In 2014, he made his directional debut through Aal. The movie was produced by Shoundaryan Pictures. It was an official remake of the Hindi Movie Aamir featuring Vidharth, and Hardika Shetty. He was appreciated by the media for a sensitive issue took in his first film. Critics and cine celebrities have given positive reviews for the film.
In 2016, he produced and directed an action thriller film Metro under his banner Metro Productions.

Personal life

Ananda Krishnan was the son of Arul Mozhi Varman and Rajivee. His brother Dhanraj Rajendran, who works for Wipro in United States had always encouraged him. He studied until 12th grade in St.Patrick Matriculation Higher Secondary School, Pondicherry. Right from his school days, he was inclined towards writing short stories and participated in several speech competitions, which later pulled him to join B.Sc., Visual Communication Course in The New College, Chennai. He married Shrilekha on 24 August 2017 in Madurai.

Filmography

YearFilmCastLanguageNotes
2014AalVidharth, Hardika ShettyTamilWriter, Director
2016MetroShirish, Bobby SimhaTamilWriter, Director, Producer
2017Oxygen Ashok SelvanTamilWriter, Director